WOW what a cool game

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if you have read my prev posts you will know that this is the first time i have ever played any of the total war games and wow am i impressed i started my first campaign last night and made a big mistake in trying to take over spain (silly me) but i shall learn from my mistakes lol, anyway is there any difference to the way the game is played if you play as the vikings and what would be the best campaign to do being a begginer ofcourse?

Also any tips on this game would be well noted thnx

Welcome to the forums and welcome to Total War. Medieval Total War is indeed a VERY fun game. I'm currently going to replay Viking Invasion although as what faction I don't know.

For VI i suggest the Saxons as the easy faction to play first. They have a pretty good starting position and their lands are rich. Be prepared to try to make an alliance with the Mercians at first and the Vikings as the vikings especially can kick the crap out of you if they really want to. the Welsh should be conquered fairly quickly and then get ready for a very long war with the Mercians. Personally I just go with the faction I feel more interested in at the moment. I don't care what their units are like and rarely use too advanced tactics to win battles. I guess I'm just a noob.

On the main game, Early England is probably one of the easiest. Spain also has a lot of merits once you conquer all of Spain. Really it all comes down to what you want to do. If you're big into history, role-playing a faction might be a lot of fun and it might not matter if England or Spain are pretty easy to play.

Have fun and I hope this helped!


edit: A general tip: If you find yourself losing battle after battle, don't fret. I still lose many battles and I've been playing on and off for quite a while. Patience and the enjoyment of the game is what counts. Losing a lot make all those great victories all the more enjoyable too.